Gummi Bears Candy Food Background (A large pile of colorful gummy bears against a black background. There is one green and one red gummy bear sitting next to each other on the giant pile.)
What happens when a gummy bear gets too wet? In this experiment you will find out which liquid changes the gummy bear the most.
8-10 gummy bears
4-5 clear cups
4-5 liquids
Water
Salt water
Milk
Vinegar
A local drink like Apfelschorle in Germany, Chinnoto in Italy, horchata in Spain or ginger beer in England (optional).
Pencil or pen
1-2 sheets of paper
Write down on a sheet of paper what liquid do you think will change the gummy bear the most? Why?
Fill each cup with one of the different liquids.
Put one gummy bear into each cup. Also, set a gummy bear beside each cup to compare them later.
Wait 10-12 hours. You may want to do this before you go to school and check your results before you go to bed.
Answers these questions on a sheet of paper.
Which gummy bear changed the most?
Which gummy bear changed the least?
Was your hypothesis right?
Full-frame pattern of colorful jelly bears laid closely on flat surface in high angle directly above view (z1b (123RF))
*Adapted from Education To The Core
